§ 1. Mr. MUIRasked the Minister of Pensions what is the number of permanent pensions issued for cases of disease other than tuberculosis; whether he could furnish detailed figures showing the nature of the disability and the approximate number in receipt of pension in respect of each disease; and what is the number of permanent pensions in issue to pensioners suffering from tuberculosis?
§ The MINISTER of PENSIONS (Major Tryon)As the figures asked for are more detailed than can suitably be given in an oral answer, I will circulate them in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following are the figures promised:
§ The final awards of life pension which have been granted up to date for each class of disease are as follows:
| Dysentery | 67 |
| Enteric | 19 |
| Malaria | 293 |
| Trench fever | 34 |
| Rheumatism | 2,466 |
| Pulmonary tuberculosis | 623 |
| Tuberculosis, not pulmonary | 265 |
| Affections of respiratory system | 4,954 |
| Affections of respiratory system | 4,954 |
| Organic disease of heart | 1,577 |
| Functional disease of heart | 1,070 |
| Nephritis | 553 |
| Gastric ulcer | 146 |
| Appendicitis | 99 |
| Other diseases of alimentary system | 326 |
| Hernia | 328 |
| Neurasthenia | 2,234 |
| Epilepsy | 333 |
| Tabes darsalis | 99 |
| Other organic nervous diseases | 516 |
| Insanity | 284 |
| Diseases of eye resulting in complete blindness | 83 |
| Other diseases of eye | 3,761 |
| Diseases of ear | 3,743 |
| Debility | 1,013 |
| Diabetes | 22 |
| Flat foot | 195 |
| Frost bite | 907 |
| Gas poisoning | 341 |
| Miscellaneous | 5,078 |
| Diseases of veins | 761 |
| Diseases of joints | 1,136 |
| Arterio-sclerosis | 109 |
| Total | 33,445 |